Civics 101: Cemetery LessonsWhat can a graveyard tell you about civics, race, history, and memory? We teamed up with the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) to explore New Hampshire’s Black history through the stories of local graveyards. In four videos, we explore remarkable lives and learn what a person’s resting place can reveal about the way society viewed them and how they had their final word in burial.
This is a lesson plan to pair with these videos. Students will choose one of the burial site videos to watch, write a short reaction based on discussion questions, and ultimately lead their own graveyard investigation.
